# N4648A: Cessna 180, registration cancelled 1972-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32245
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 26, 1957
- Mode S code: A5ABE8
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith M D Vernon D E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20M%20D%20VERNON%20D%20E)
- Location: [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4648A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4648A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4648A-1972-11-16

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 180: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB UNK65X0611](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0611), Nov 8, 1964: Cessna 180 (N4648A), Leech Lake, MN, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N4648A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4648A): Cessna P210N, S/N P21000812, built 1983

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